Minorities

Minorities

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HRW 2026 report criticizes India over expulsions, prosecutions, and demolitions

In addition to HRW’s findings, other developments have raised human rights and political concerns

File photo of Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh. Photo: Collected

India continues to monitor attacks on minorities in Bangladesh: Indian State minister for External Affairs

Members of the Hindu community stage a demonstration in the capital’s Shahbagh area in August last year, demanding safety and an end to the alleged vandalism of their homes and temples. File Photo: Foisal Ahmed

Ensure minority safety before and after elections: Hindu Mahajote chief

A member of the Bangladeshi Hindu community looks on while holding a banner against violence targeting the country's minorities during a protest in Dhaka on 9 August 2024, days after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. Representational Image. Photo: Luis Tato/AFP

Call to end political tagging and mob violence to protect minorities

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury spoke at Janmashtami celebrations at JM Sen Hall in Chattogram today (16 August). Photo: TBS

No minorities in Bangladesh, all citizens have equal rights: Khasru at Janmashtami event

A vandalised house of a Hindu family in Barishal on 10 August. Photo: Collected

Majority of attacks on minorities were political motivated ones: Police report

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Minorities in Bangladesh: What India's parliament is told, what is kept from them

File Photo of White House national security spokesperson John Kirby. Photo: Collected

Protection of minorities in Bangladesh absolutely critical: US

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks in the Lok Sabha on 13 December 2024. Photo: Collected

Brought our concern over attacks on minorities to Bangladesh's attention: Jaishankar tells Lok Sabha

Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain. File Photo: UNB

Govt to brief diplomats on minority issues today

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AL candidates persecuted us after losing elections: Minorities tell ERC

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Protecting minorities our job, India need not worry about them: Nahid tells BBC Hindi

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File Photo: Reuters

Fact-finding mission probing allegations of attacks against minorities: Volker Turk